TORONTO, May 31, 2024
/PRNewswire/ - Spin Master's powerhouse franchise PAW Patrol
brings home its second Golden Screen
Award for Feature Film, this time for its latest theatrical PAW
Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Presented by the Academy of Canadian
Cinema & Television, the Golden
Screen Award recognizes the Canadian film that grossed the
highest in domestic box office over the period of January 1, 2022 to February 24, 2023. Produced by Spin Master
Entertainment, in association with Nickelodeon Movies and
distributed by Elevation Pictures in Canada (Paramount Pictures in rest of world),
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie grossed over $7.7
million CAD in Canadian box office sales, surpassing
$200 million globally.
Celebrating a momentous ten-year anniversary in 2023, universal
love for the pups remains strong with the second feature film
opening as the #1 movie in 32 markets including Canada and the US. The film broke records
becoming the largest opening for a Canadian film at the North
American box office in the past ten years.
"For over a decade, preschoolers around the world have grown up
with PAW Patrol, thanks to an exceptional team of Canadian
producers, animators and talent who have created these captivating
stories for screens both big and small," said Jennifer Dodge, Spin Master's President of
Entertainment. "Thank you to the Academy for this recognition and
to all of the kids and families that flocked to theatres ready to
cheer on our pups."
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie was directed by Canadian
animation veteran Cal Brunker;
written by Brunker and his writing partner Bob Barlen, animated by Montreal based Mikros Studio and brought to
life with Canadian voice actors from the original series.
PAW Patrol continues to be on a roll with a third film
greenlit for theatrical release in 2026. In addition to receiving
The Golden Screen Award, Spin
Master's PAW Patrol series won Best Pre-School Program
or Series, Best Writing (Animation), Best Sound (Animation), and
Best Performance (Animation).
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's
entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences
through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital
Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best
known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®,
Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik's® Cube and
GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.
Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling
multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships
with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW
Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and
feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital
games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering
open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital
environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes
minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups.
With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs
close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit
spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
@spinmaster.
About Elevation Pictures
Founded in 2013 with finance partner Teddy Schwarzman of Black Bear, Elevation
Pictures has become Canada's
leading entertainment company specializing in distribution and
production. Elevation is known for releasing commercial and
critically acclaimed films, including Academy Award-winning The
Imitation Game, Room, The Father, Moonlight, Everything
Everywhere All at Once and Anatomy of a Fall.
Elevation Pictures is also known for its strong slate of
Canadian content including recent films French Girl
starring Vanessa Hudgens,
BlackBerry starring Jay Baruchel, and Irena's
Vow starring Sophie Nelisse. In
addition, the company's production division specializes in Canadian
production, co-productions and production services, including
recent films Alice, Darling starring Anna Kendrick, and Infinity Pool starring
Alexander Skarsgård. For more information, please visit
elevationpictures.com
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